Social work with people with variations in sex characteristics

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ID9972672
AuthorsEileen Joy (0000-0003-3671-3734, Waikato University, Te Whare Wānanga o Waikato, New Zealand; University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau, New Zealand, corresponding author), Bonnie Scranton (0009-0006-5687-9255, University of Pennsylvania), Daron Burrows (0000-0003-4301-8449, Cardiff University), Dan Burrows (Cardiff University), K Roen (0000-0003-0421-2484, University of Waikato)
Year2025
Publication date2025-11-28
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueInternational Social Work (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0020-8728 • E-ISSN: 1461-7234
PublisherSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/00208728251390039
OpenAlexW4416787694
LanguageEN
References cited63

Documented involvement of social work in relation to people with variations in sex characteristics is sparse. This commentary reflects what is known about the role of social workers according to current care guidelines and existing research. We foreground social justice advocacy as important for this community, and suggest how social workers (could better) work with people with variations in sex characteristics. We engage the concept of ‘intersex justice’ and highlight opportunities for social workers to impact at the levels of policy and social work training as well as impacting on how health services meet individuals with variations in sex characteristics

Relation (database · Sex work · Sex workers · Social justice · Social policy · Social position · Work (physics · Genetic and Clinical Aspects of Sex Determination and Chromosomal Abnormalities · LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy · Sexual Differentiation and Disorders · Social Work

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